Making a Painting Cry

Making a Painting Cry

My images of personified waves come from very deep inside and their weirdness is very pleasing. I’d like to tap into this realm more; it is easier to come by when drawing, and so I have been making more drawings lately which, I am glad to say, are providing me...
Booooooom Featured Artist

Booooooom Featured Artist

I am very happy to be a featured artist on the wonderful art blog Booooooom, curated by Jeff Hamada. Many thanks to him and his team. The feature focuses a spotlight on my climate work made, over the course of 2022, from reportage images. Read the...
Raw Material

Raw Material

Paintings are about life so they’re bound to include a morsel of darkness or they don’t resonate as any kind of truth. I want them to inexplicably reach deep inside and touch on something you don’t want to acknowledge. Don’t worry, the beauty, nature, is still...
Fire Season III Book

Fire Season III Book

Fire Season III Book By Amory Abbott and Liz Toohey Wiese Buy here I  am pleased to announce my painting Pumarejo De Tera, Spain has been selected to be featured in Fire Season III, a book of artists and writers on the subject of wildfires. The painting was inspired...
Advice on Writing a Proposal

Advice on Writing a Proposal

Some advice for writing a proposal to a gallery, this was written for a friend who asked for help. Write in your own voice- it is unique. Start with two sentences outlining the whole project and vision of the exhibition. State what it is, how many works, the idea...